They are only fair-weather friends.=他们是那种你好的时候就留在你身边、不好的时候就消失的朋友。
They are foul-weather friends.=他们是有事相求才来找你的朋友。
You look a bit under the weather.=你看起来好像生病了。
I'll stay and weather the storm.=我将留下来挺过难关。
My mind was in a fog.=我脑子里一团乱。
What’s wrong with you? You have a face like thunder.=你怎么了？你看起来很生气的样子。
They were dancing up a storm.=他们正全力以赴。
It’s just the lull before the storm.=这只是暴风雨前的暂时平静。
You'll steal other girls’ thunder if you wear that dress!=如果你穿那条裙子，就会抢了其他女孩的风头！
We don't have a snowball's chance of winning the game.=我们完全没希望赢得这场比赛。
I found myself snowed under with work.=我在超负荷工作。
The exam was a breeze.=这次考试简直太容易了。
I'm going to see which way the wind blows before the meeting.=我准备在会前再看一下状况有利于哪一边。
She keeps blowing hot and cold about the wedding.=她在婚礼的问题上摇摆不定。
Don't worry. We'll be there - rain or shine.=别担心，不管天气如何我们都会到那儿。
I want to save the extra money for a rainy day.=我想把余钱存起来，以备不时之需。

为什么谢用for5. Thank you for the delicious dinner.（谢谢款待美味的晚餐。）
6. Thanks for helping me with my work.（感谢对我的工作的帮助。）

加强款7. Thank you very much.
8. Thank you so much for your help.
9. Thanks very much indeed.
10. Thanks a lot!
11. I am extremely grateful!
12. I really appreciate what you have done.

正式款13. I want to thank you for your advice.（我想向你的建议表达谢意。）
14. I'd like to thank you for your hospitality.（我想向你的热情好客表达谢意。）

谢人不带谢字款15. That's very kind of you.（你人真好。）
16. You’re my saviour.（你真是我的救星。）
17. You’re an angel.（你简直就是天使。）
18. I owe you one.（我欠你个人情。）
19. What would I do without you?（没有你我可怎么办啊？）
20. I don’t know what to say.（我都不知道说什么好了。。）

谢礼物款21. Thank you for the present. It's lovely!（谢谢你的礼物，好可爱！）
22. Oh, you shouldn't have!（哦，你不用这么破费的。）

不用谢You're welcome.
No problem.
My pleasure.
It's a pleasure.
Pleasure.
Any time.
It was no trouble.
It was nothing.
Not at all.

1. Because every good looking guy is a jerk.
2. Every nice guy isn’t good looking.
3. Every nice and good looking guy is taken.
4. Every nice, good looking and single guy is broke.
5. Every nice, good looking, single, rich guy is cheater.
6. Every nice, good looking, single, rich, non-cheater, is gay.
7. Every nice, good looking, single, rich, non-cheater, and straight guy doesn’t have any interest in us.
8. Every nice, good looking, single, rich, non-cheater, straight guy that does have an interest in us…has kids and is divorced.

继续谈话
然而一个单词的回答，可以会影响你的对话，并导致尴尬的冷场。因此在你"Great"或"Not much"的回答后，你需要继续下去告诉别人更多有关你生活的信息。可以是有关你现在正在做的事："Not much. I'm just out shopping for my sister's birthday gift."或者，可以是你生活中最近发生的事情："Great! I've just started a new job, and I love it!" 告诉别人更多的信息可以让别人有更多可以回复的内容，而且在某种意义上，这种谈话是非常真实的。

更多话题

在对他们最近所做之事进行了些评论后，能干的善谈者就能继续话题并引出更多的对话。例如，如果你的朋友说他换了新的工作，你就可以用"Oh, really?"接着说，然后通过问有关新工作的话来引出更多的谈话： "So what company are you working for?" 仔细听每个回答，和对方分享你的想法并问更多的open-ended questions，或者需要很长回答的问题，而不是仅仅一个字就对付过去。

举例

Tracy: Hey Lily! How's it going? (greet)
Lily: Good. Just headed to meet my husband at the movies. (respond)
Tracy: Oh really? (follow-up) What are you going to see? (initiate)
Lily: Hopefully Lord of the Rings, if it's not sold out. (respond)
Tracy: Oh yeah, the theater can get really busy on Friday night. Good luck! (follow-up)
Lily: Tell me about it! See you Monday. (respond)

当你打电话的对方不在或不能接听电话时，那就准备留言吧。你可以使用voicemail（电子录音系统）或一部answering machine（在磁带上录音的一种机器）。如果你正和接线员讲话的话，他们会问："Would you like to leave a message?"或者你可以说， "May I leave a message?如果想要对方回电话的话，千万别忘了留你的电话号码。这被称作call back number。

Asking the speaker to slow down

如果你不确定你能听懂所有的英语对话，一定要坦诚、直接告诉对方："My English isn't very strong, could you please speak slowly?" 大部分的人会赞许你的诚实并很高兴这么做。

每个电话应该以礼貌的问候开始.例如，Hi, how've you been? 或者Nice to hear from you。就算你出于某种意图打电话给工作上认识的人，如果不以礼貌的寒喧开始谈话而直接切入工作主题的话也是相当不礼貌的。

逐步表明来意

接着到了该表明打电话的用意的时候了，现在你该从友好的问候正式转到工作上了。这样的话，就可以使用短语I'm just calling to ...作为过渡。例如，I'm just calling to see if you'd like to set up a meeting. 如果是相反的情况，那你就等机会找出别人打电话给你的原因，你可以这么引导对话，So what can I do for you?

礼貌的打断别人

如果你正巧和一个非常健谈的人，可能很难get a word in edgewise或插上嘴。如果一个人说了又说，那你就应该打断他，但是记得要做得礼貌客气一点。例如，用I would like to say something here, if I may或Allow me to make a point开始。或是你可以只是问一句： May I interrupt you for a second?

有时这可能是通话中最难把握的一部分！你可以祝福别人，例如在合适的情况下说good luck on that interview或hope you feel better soon。此外，你可能想要确认一下你们制订的任何计划：I'll see you on Friday, then.有时最简单的方式就说你和某人的通话进行地非常愉快。而且，在你准备结束对话之前，技巧性地加上单词well，例如：Well John, it's been a pleasure talking to you.